Posted on 08/05/2004 6:30:30 AM PDT by wagglebee
NEW ORLEANS A man accused of running a sham abortion clinic and tricking women in order to keep them from getting abortions was ordered Wednesday to disconnect his phone and stop giving advice.
U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against William A. Graham, who was accused of listing the business phone of his Causeway Center for Women under "Abortion Services" and making misleading statements aimed at delaying women until it was too late for them to get legal abortions.
Among other accusations, the lawsuit brought by an abortion rights organization alleges trademark infringement because Graham lists his phone number directly below the listing for the similarly named Causeway Medical Clinic, which has provided abortion services since 1978.
"I still don't see that we've done anything wrong," said Graham, who earns his living through a tax preparation service but makes no income from Causeway Center for Women.
Graham, who represented himself at the hearing, referred to abortion as "a very controversial procedure."
"It's not a matter of whether we're for or against a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy," Graham said. "There's a lot of orchestration going on with those with an agenda."
Suzanne Novak, attorney for Center for Reproductive Rights, which filed the lawsuit, said the judge's ruling would set a precedent for similar situations in which abortion opponents mislead women.
The lawsuit accused Graham of pretending to refer women to abortion providers at bargain prices, then telling them their appointments had been postponed. Louisiana law allows abortions only during the first 24 weeks of pregnancy.
One plaintiff said Graham told her that if an abortion were "performed too early, it could be harmful to her health," according to the lawsuit.
No date was set for a hearing on whether the judge should make the injunction permanent.
Then every network news program, newspaper and magazine in the nation is pushing it as well. When was the last time any of them went a week without using the phrase "could be harmful to your health"?
OK, then as a general rule, without regard to the facts in this particular case, we shouldn't lie to people.
And let's not be like the left, and try to split hairs between "lie" and "mislead."
Giving advise is not the same thing as lying. The only person I hear using the term lying is 'Suzanne Novak, attorney for Center for Reproductive Rights'.
....and making misleading statements aimed at delaying women until it was too late for them to get legal abortions.
I notice there is only one example of what they are construing as a misleading statement. I suppose if he counseled women that RU-486 was loaded with vitamins and minerals, he wouldn't have this problem.
Suzanne Novak, attorney for Center for Reproductive Rights, which filed the lawsuit, said the judge's ruling would set a precedent for similar situations in which abortion opponents mislead women.
Knowing the language of the left, I'm sure 'misleading women' will encompass any statement that runs counter to their agenda.
One plaintiff said Graham told her that if an abortion were "performed too early, it could be harmful to her health," according to the lawsuit.
So sayeth she.
What kind of credentials are required for counseling?
Even Muslim terrorists?
Would you make it mandatory viewing?
Even Muslim terrorists?
Well, I would certainly say that Muslim terrorists are extermists.
I agree with everything that you say. I hate abortion, but our side shouldn't be lying. And giving his persepctive is an abortion service. But you said it much better.
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Looking at phonebook...........Valley Forge Children's Academy, followed by Valley Forge Kinder House Montessori School, followed by Valley Forge Presbyterian Nursery School.
I suspect 'Causeway' is the name for a certain district; Causeway Medical Clinic is to Causeway Center to Women as Valley Forge Children's Academy is to Valley Forge Presbyterian Nursery School.
...and this is construed as 'trademark infringement. I smell a rat.
I suspect Mr. Graham has been hurting business, and this an attempt to sue him out of their way.
...that's an interesting factoid.....I would think it to be very well known to the locals, I would even submit that they refer to that area as 'The Causeway'. I would even submit that many businesses are named after it, for obvious reasons.
Causeway Medical Clinic, Causeway Center for Women....
Among other accusations, the lawsuit brought by an abortion rights organization alleges trademark infringement because Graham lists his phone number directly below the listing for the similarly named Causeway Medical Clinic
...similarly named? This article is so slanted I'm getting a crick in my neck trying to read it.
Could Causeway be the group that was run by that woman who gave Arlen Specter a run for his money several elections ago? I forget her name (Lynn?) and the organization's name, but I think it was out that way.
Sorry I have the wrong region. This article came out of New Orleans and Valley Forge is in PA.
Did the Underground Railroaders lie to slaves? Did the families that hid Jews lie to them, "for their own good?"
Until then, your comparisons are specious. Until then, he's still a lying scumbag and a terrible reflecion on conservatives.
If you don't like the laws, work to change them. Don't lie to and mislead people in an attempt to get around the laws.
Or do we only care about the "rule of law" when it comes to Democrats?
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I was merely making a comparison.......many businesses around here include Valley Forge in the name; just as I am sure that many businesses are named after the Causeway. It would seem that this is the only 'similarity'; Mr. Graham's establishment shared the word Causeway.....and that's where the similarity ends. They level a nebulous charge of 'trademark infringement.'
Let the accusations fly and hopefully something will stick.
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